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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Schumann, Stuttgart, DE;
Andras Roka, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/88 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52004 (2013.01); G01S 15/87 (2013.01); G01S 15/88 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 2007/52009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting a sensor degradation in distance sensors, having the following: a) sending out at least one transmit pulse; b) acquisition of a sensor signal at least in a decay interval; and c) determination of a degree of degradation based on a frequency response of the acquired sensor signal. Also described is a computer program product, a distance sensor unit, and a driver assistance system for carrying out such methods.